Let's continue with the reviews. Everybody knows that I like Essence. Every now and then they come with some great product that sweeps me off my feet and becomes my "all time favorite". Like it usually goes, the second I go to repurchase some product I really like, it gets discontinued. Essence is well known for that. They discontinue so many products all the time, but they also give us so many new ones. Some of them even make a comeback in similar shape. Today I have three of them.

Do you remember small Essence Stay Matt lip creams? They were my first glance into the world of creamy liquid lipstick. The history repeats itself, I liked them, and they got discontinued. I still treasure the last two shades that I have left. Luckily for me (and all of us), they decided to bring them back in the shape of Essence XXXL Longlasting lipglosses.

I own and know, as I like to call them, 3 generations of this product in this packaging. The shades are: 06 Soft Nude, 07 Silky Red and 17 Hot Brownie. The are positioned in the order that they came out and, even though they came out at different times and were part of some seasonal collections, the shades and the formula is (more or less) the same. The only thing they have different is the sticker on the cap.

They come in a classic long plastic packaging, typical for all Essence lip glosses but don't let that fool you. Even though is says "lip gloss" on them, they certainly aren't that. They are a true lip creams, like more moussey and less drying version of liquid lipsticks. The packaging is quite sturdy, with the transparent bottom part so you can see what the shade inside is really like.

They have a flat sponge long applicators that pick up just enough product and spread it nicely on the lips, but they can be less precise. The only difference I can notice is that the 3rd generation has more flimsy applicator that the old ones.

They have a scent and its a pretty strong one actually. It is sweet, like a mix between coffee, vanilla and caramel. I don't mind it, but if you are worried and you think it may bother you, I can tell you that it goes away completely after you apply it on the lips.

The shade 06 Soft Nude is repacked old shade that existed in first Lip creams, similar to Max Velvet Teddy, but more pink. Čoksa said to me the other day to check out if it is a dupe for Manny MUA x Ofra liquid lipstick in the shade Aries, but we don't own Aries, so we can only compare it to the pictures. :)

The shade 07Silky Red is another old shade that already existed. It is the most perfect bright orange red and my personal favorite of all three of them. I don't wear bright red lips that often, but when I do, 99% of the time it is this shade.

The last shade, 17 Hot Brownie is a dark wine red that looks like burgundy with hints of purple in different light. This shade is less opaque than the other ones, can look patchy on the lips so it has to be applied in a few layers.

They have pretty good pigmentation, the first two shades are a bit better and more pigmented than the last one, but that one you can build up, so it is nothing to worry about.

The texture is like mousse, they feel comfortable on the lips and they aren't sticky at all.

They last longer than the regular lipsticks, but nothing like real liquid lipsticks or the 1st generation of Essence Lip creams. Here you have to sacrifice the longjevity for the fact that they are non drying and feel very comfortable on the lips. They won't survive eating and drinking and there is a big chance that they will smear all around the lips.

Essence changed the formula, so the new lip creams are more moussey and drier than the old ones, but they never actually dry completley to the matte finish, so they can easily smudge. They last shorter on the lips than the old ones, but the are less drying also. The photo below is taken 10 minutes after appication, so you can see for youself that they never dry down and turn matte like it says on the sticker.

If you had enough of liquid lipsticks that dry out you lips and after wearing them, you have to put on big amounts of lip balms, I suggest you try these "lipglosses". If you already did try them, tell me what do you think. Do you like them?